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EVICTION Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word eviction. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word eviction. (close relations)
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evictedevicting

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dispossession
nounn
noun

• the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law

• freeing from evil spirits

banishment
nounn
noun

• the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)

• rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone

displacement
nounn
noun

• act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

• an event in which something is displaced without rotation

• the act of uniform movement

• (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one

• to move something from its natural environment

• act of removing from office or employment

ejection
nounn
noun

• the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

• the act of forcing out someone or something

expelling
verbv
noun

• any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

expulsion
nounn
noun

• the act of forcing out someone or something

• squeezing out by applying pressure

• the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

ousting
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out

removal
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of removing

• dismissal from office

constructive eviction
nounn
noun

• action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved

legal ouster
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law

Best Hypernyms For EVICTION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for eviction, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
coercion compulsion displacement ejection expulsion ousting removal
Phrases (2)
due processdue process of law

Alternatives for DISPOSSESSION

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